Our 9 year old Dachshund Bella was acting completely normal 3 days ago. 2 days ago she started drinking water excessively but still eating her dog food normally and I knew something was up so yesterday we went to the vet and they said she had a blood glucose reading of 352 and diagnosed her with diabetes. The vet gave us vetsulin and told us how to give shots at 1 unit 2 times a day to start off with. The problem is as of yesterday Bella refuses all food. Now, the vet is closed and I'm not sure what to do. I've been reading information online non stop since we found out, and it's my understanding that she needs food for the insulin to work so we haven't given her any shots as of yet. Am I correct on this?
The last thing I want to do is give her too much insulin and at the same time I'm worried about her not having any food and getting low blood sugar. She is drinking water, not excessively like before but she's doing nothing but sleeping pretty much. So thankful I found this forum where I can ask questions!!
The last thing I want to do is give her too much insulin and at the same time I'm worried about her not having any food and getting low blood sugar. She is drinking water, not excessively like before but she's doing nothing but sleeping pretty much. So thankful I found this forum where I can ask questions!!
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